The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-07-02
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militia retrea.?
Anthony Carroll, aged II. son of Mr.. Pat.
Carroll, of this city, fell from a tree, last
Sunday, breaking his right arm.
Mr.. L. Taubn,an has just finished painting
his residence throughout and has thereby
greatly improved its appearance and the sur
roundings.
Holden Enterprise:-'In Lafayette county
the fair is held in Higginsville and the Lex
ingtOn Intelligencer prints the programme In
full and devotes much space to the enter
prise,
The new mill, after p two weeks run day
and night, finds itself four weeks behind on
orders. That shows what get-up-and-get
will do. 1t is shipping flour in large
quantities all over Texas.
Sheriff Jos. Bowman and his deputies ar
rested, Monday, a man named John Kinder,
who was wanted for burgIarizing a dwelling
Hurt came over aud took the prisoner away
for trial.
Mr.. A. S. Hagopian. a genuine Turk, gave
a very interesting illustrated lecture on the
manners and customes of his native land. at
the Christian church, Monday night. His
audience was large and attentive and the pro-
ceeds of the collection entirely satisfactory.
The ladies of the Baptist church will give
an entertainment. consisting of beautifully
prepared tableaux and music, at Hsgen's
opera house next Thursday night. The pro
ceeds will be for the Old Town chapel.
Tirkets. 80 cents; for sale al Royle's where
seats may he reserved.
Mr.. John Gnhner has recently completed
two very handsome flag-stone walks, one a,
Mr. DIV. .Tevis' and the other at MIR. VIZ,
Hickman's. He is prepared to do that kind
of work in first class style. Persons who
desire to put down sidewalks. or walks OF
any kind, should look at the ones here men
toned.
4 thousand or two dollars could be very
prottably expended upon the courthouse and
surroundings. The stone steps in front, the
old style glass IN the windows, the pavements
upon the east, soulh and west sides, and the
hitching racks all need attention. The soon
er it is expended the better. in an economic
p int of view, asa stitch IN time saves nine
In abiding TO a complimentary notice oil
Miss Dobyns, the accomplished teacher Of
vocal and instrumental music at the Eliza
beth Auil Seminary, the Fulton Telegraph
says:-'Miss MOllie DObyns is the daughter
| of the late Major Edwin DObyus, of this city
OF which she WAS for many years a resident
! and is well known TO many of our citizens
1t Is a source of qualification to her friends to
know that her high qualifications are so fully
appreciated"
A'>ug-legged sou .of-s-gun with upnecessa.
riiy eAte-ied coat tail. il breeoihs ~~-hs fol-
his back anu -,rkey shot for the calves OF III
legs ii he did but know it.. He Is a sneak =
one of the kind that airuoys young ladies'. Ii
order that he may identify himself we will re
late IA little yarn about him. Some night
ago the young ladies at Mr.. C. Ben RUSSELL
told him one morLiug that a long-legge'
lcreature in the garb Of a man had annoye
thefN the night before as they sat on the iron
t porch u climbing and standing upon Mr'
Nickeis iehce@nd gazing at them. They ha
q been compelled D. retire to the house, bl
4 mad not disturbed Mr.. r-issell, He odd theI
= it it ever happened again to,-tify him quickl
, but quietly. Sure enough. Ia Tnesda
', night, the same fellow made his app>srane
. | dTOuIu Ii INV :
= Young ladies without noise went into I
house and called Mr.. Russell. That gent
man was unprovided at the time with any I
%tiIIery, so he slipped to the window u
opens on Eleventh street. where The Prov
was standing. The shutter was closed d
Mr.. Russell slowly unlocked 1t, Then WI
: all his force he threw it back against
house. The clap was like the report Of
: number twelve breech loader, and the loa
~ Jumped about four feet straight up 10 the a
Then, as Mr.. Russell yelled at him in
-, heaviest aldermanic voice, "What In
a., - are you doing there, you -,
scouudrel," the long, lean and lank apoie
for mar made -
nm coat tails straight enough to have played 10
% bles on them. The next time Mr.. Russ
&c will be supplied with a detonator that v
nm spit fire and lead as well as make a repo
nd This is not the first time this individual
Iv insulted ladies. If he does not recognize
photograph we have drawn OF him we v
r.. try to print a palmer one. We are inclir
,is to think we have the material on hand W
fe which to do it.
1t is not every fool of a boat that has a
no business in the Missouri river. The curr
no is powerful, and what with the snags, b
,at aud eddies, it takes IA tirst-class pilot, d
stout machinery TO face it an | make any X
of time. The DacOtah, Capt. Geo. keit
,Iv boat does this so etfectually that she is know
cir though a stern-wheeler, as ''the mig
p Dacotah.' The shaft that ~revolves
ho paddle wheel is an immense piece OF ir
~, forty feet long and a foot or more in diar
dv ter. Wednesday night of list week, j
INC after leaving Berlin on The way up the riv
;a. this shaft broke about 10 feet from its st
Vas board side. As quickly as possible the b
,rs was tied up to the bank. Fortunately
~ break was in one OF the flanges, and
,ru wheel did not fall, otherwise the rudder p
nd upon one side would have been wrencI
he out Of place, probably both rudders mi
Tho have gone. Capt. Keith Is full of resOur
oil aud as energetic as Il steam engine, and
Tho was not long until he cast about him for SO
he means of getting his boat out of Its scra
ms He was heavily loaded, and it would
mn pay 10 lie there any longer Than it could
he helped. So he turned out II crew to help
,er carpenter, and come big cottonwood II
l. hN ~" L uS out =
il timbers, Sc feet long, l6 by IL inches in d.,
The eter. These timbers were placed in the i
ne. braces of the wheel, as near the shaft as t
At. could be gotten. In the mean time a mum
he of large iron clevises, say d foot wide
ck four feet long, made of inch or inch an
has quarter IRON, had been procured by wa
us from Lexington. These were fitted, +
MD around the shaft, with the open ends over
nd timbers, and they were then screwed do,
md taut. In addition a number OF heavy 70
lilo were woven, tigure-ot-eight style, over
ana shaft and the tlmbers. In this condition,
lge shaft being of course still broken, the Da
,ifs tab came from Berlin TO Lexington, last 5
ron day afternoon, where she expected
ia Wyoming to take her freight on up
kin river. When that boat reached here she
vife such Il load that Captain George conclude
SIN, 90 on up the river with Captain Henry, v
ugh 'ne '"o D"''S' '','hiahHea oy Tue Two ct
Ioo eTs, lashed tOGether-a ~I1ttlla composed
ron ii were OF two pairs OF twins. After coal
div reloading part of the DacJtah's freight,
attending TO the business consequent u
;.L- the shooting of the W. oming's steward,
p ot two boats proceeded on up the r.ver, gu
TO guard. 1t soon became evident that !
w. gress in this way would be very SLOW, and
,a.r DIcotah began to discharge freight, III
5 of ~ "so"n"5 "A" Oh the Cd
ling ."a' It was '"'p.na'''' :" iorwara was
,b.t transferred. The rough freight was put
4 or at Wolf island, and the Dacotah's peel
Lscreech was once moTe heard rs she pa
our down the river on Wednesday aftern